I've been trying to figure out TJ's second groomsmen, since the only person they've hung out with in recent years that I recall was Kiki, so I decided on Lucas. TJ'd know him from work and he's Molly's stepbrother, and it'll be cute for him to walk Sam down the aisle, so yeah lol.
Chapter 49
Alexis stood in front of her dresser and wrapped her mother's silver watch around her wrist. She never wanted her children nor her grandchildren to experience trauma the way she did. Though the silver lining is that Danny and Scout would never know Helena.
"Mom?" Sam's voice appeared before she did and joined her at the dresser. "Dad and Lucas took Leo and Wiley to the park. Danny's in his room. Krissy and Molly are here, and Scout's getting anxious to look at dresses."
Alexis nodded. "Sorry, I was just lost in thought."
"Are you thinking about Nina and Ava's conversation yesterday?"
"Something like that," Alexis said. "I'm taking the day off tomorrow. I need to go to Wyndemere."
"To find out if Nikolas is really alive?"
She nodded. "And when I find him, I'm going to smack him. Not revealing himself to us… especially to Laura and Spencer, all over an inheritance. Honestly, I'd like to find that codicil myself so I can burn it."
Sam stared at her intensely, then looked at the watch.
"Nikolas is better than this. I wish we weren't tied to the Cassadine name."
When Alexis and Sam went downstairs, Kristina, Molly, and Scout were already flipping through magazines.
"Find any potentials?" Alexis asked as she and Sam sat down.
"Not really," Molly said as she flipped pages. "I mean, they're all nice dresses, but nothing is standing out. All I know is the colours will be pastel pink and bright purple. Mom, I thought you could wear a purple dress, Sam and Kristina pink, and Scout white and pink."
"Oh, Mol," Kristina said, passing her magazine over. "Wouldn't this look great on Scout?"
Alexis scooched over to have a look. It was a lacy white dress with a pink sash around the waist and a puffy skirt.
"Yes, that's perfect!" Molly beamed. "Scout, do you like it?"
Scout smiled and nodded. "I'll have lots of flower petals, right?"
"That's right, baby," Sam said. "Your role is very important."
"So, before we all arrive, Mom, you and Aunt Stella are going to light the candles up at the front. The two monarchs from our families. Then Unchained Melody will start and both of you will go back to your seats. Then Danny and Scout will walk up, then Lucas and Sam, then Curtis and Kristina. And finally, me and Dad."
"It's sounds beautiful, Molly," Alexis said.
"And then," Molly said. "Jordan will be reading Sonnet 116 once we're all settled."
Kristina rolled her eyes. "I knew that was coming."
"What about the flowers?" Alexis asked.
"Pink anemones," Molly said.
"Mol, how about these?" Alexis showed her some lacy pink bridesmaid dresses with off the shoulder straps.
"Those are nice!" Molly said.
GHGHGH
Alexis moaned and groaned as she got out of her car. She saw no sign of Nikolas on Spoon Island, and Valentin was less than helpful. He was appalled that she would even suggest that Charlotte would tell her something that big and not him. Perhaps she should turn to Julian for help. Maybe he was right, action and investigating weren't her strong suit.
When she walked inside, Wiley was sitting on the floor building a tower out of blocks and Lucas was sitting on the couch with a crying Scout. She let out a heavy sigh. Scout was doing so much better or at least she thought she was. It was Danny who was struggling now.
She took off her coat and sat with them. "Cookie, what's wrong?"
Lucas bit his lip and looked as though he was trying not to laugh.
Scout looked up at Alexis with a serious face and stuck out her lower lip. "Violet said I'm not her best friend anymore."
It was Alexis' turn to bite her lip. She couldn't keep track of the number of times Kristina came home crying from kindergarten saying the same thing. "That must have really upset you. Can you tell Grandma what happened?"
Wiley kicked his block tower over and giggled.
"I wanted the shovel." Scout pouted.
"Okay, did Violet have the shovel?"
She nodded. "But I wanted it."
"And did you take it from her?"
She nodded and stared at her lap.
"And how do you think that made Violet feel?" Alexis asked.
Scout paused for a moment, then said, "Sad."
"Well, I don't think Violet really meant you're not her best friend anymore," Alexis said. "I think she just said that because she was sad."
Scout frowned.
"Do you think there's anything you can do to make Violet feel better?" Alexis asked.
"Say I'm sorry?"
Alexis nodded. "I think that's a really good idea."
"Yeah, and I bet tomorrow you will go back to playing like you used to and forget all about this," Lucas added.
"Okay," Scout said.
"And next time if you want something," Alexis said. "You should ask Violet or another friend if you can have a turn when they are finished and not just take from them."
"Okay," Scout repeated.
"Do you want to play with Wiley now?" Alexis suggested.
She smiled and nodded. "Yeah!" She jumped up and went over to Wiley with the blocks.
Lucas shook his head and laughed. "Wow, preschoolers."
"I know. Just wait until kindergarten."
Alexis' phone began to buzz, so she removed it from her pocket. "Hello?"
"Hi Alexis, it's Epiphany. You need to come to the hospital."
"What? Why?"
"Sam was just brought in," Epiphany said. "There was a fire at the Jerome Gallery."
Alexis' heart sank. "What? What was she even doing there? Is she okay?"
"She's suffering from smoke inhalation, but I think Jason got there in time."
GHGHGH
Finn was standing in the ER flipping through a chart. Alexis rushed over to him. "Sam… is she all right?"
"She will be," Finn said. "She's inhaled a lot of smoke. We have her on oxygen and we'll keep her overnight for observation. It's a good thing Jason got there in time. He got Ava and Nina out too."
Alexis nodded. "I need to see my daughter."
"She's right through the curtain."
"Thank you."
Alexis pushed the curtain aside to see Jason standing next to Sam's stretcher. Sam was lying there, looking up at him, with an oxygen mask on her sooty face.
"I'm glad you're okay," Jason said before his phone started to ring. He pressed it to his ear. "Hello? Carly?"
Sam's shoulders shrunk and her eyes filled with tears.
"What?" Jason said into the phone. "It's okay. Okay. I'll be right there." He slipped his phone away. "I have to go. Carly is really upset. I hope you feel better." He turned and nodded at Alexis before exiting through the curtain.
Sam rolled over on her side crying. Alexis clenched her jaw, then followed Jason through the curtain and grabbed his arm. He turned to her and she slapped him in the face.
His mouth dropped slightly.
"What the hell is wrong with you? You really need to check your priorities," Alexis yelled at him. "Do you even care how Jake and Danny are doing?"
"Of course, I do," Jason said.
"Well, you have a funny way of showing it. Your sons are traumatized because of their connection to you. And you're doing what? Taking care of Carly's children and wiping her tears when she's upset?"
He stared at her.
"You mean everything to my daughter, but you never put her or your children first. I hope you're happy with your life of being shackled to Sonny and Carly and always having to do their bidding." She huffed loudly. "Just go! Go to your true loves!"
She turned abruptly and pushed the curtains aside. Sam was sobbing into her oxygen mask, still lying on her side. She climbed on the bed beside her and wrapped her arms around her.